On 24 April 2008, the Senate of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, accredited the third cycle postgraduate study programme titled Organization and Management of Human Resources and Educational Systems. On 17 June 2008, the Senate of the University of Maribor accredited the study programme. Based on Article 51 of the Higher Education Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 119/06-UPB3) and based on the Criteria on accreditation of higher education institutions and study programmes ((Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 101/04), the Accreditation Senate of the Council of the Republic of Slovenia for Higher Education delivered a favourable opinion on the study programme at its 15th meeting on 12 March 2009. The study programme was in the course of the accreditation renewal procedure validated April 23, 2015, by the University of Maribor, Senate of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences Kranj, and, after that, September 22, 2015, by the Senate of the University of Maribor, the decision about the study programme accreditation renewal was granted by the Council of the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (SQAA) as of February 16, 2017.

In order to progress from the first year of studies into the second year of studies, the students in their Third-Cycle of the Organization and Management of Human Resources and Educational Systems Study Programme, have to complete certain duties along the Study Programme to the extent of 45 ECTS points in their current year of studies, whereas it is mandatory to pass the exam from the subject “Scientific Research of Social Phenomenon” and duties deriving from the individual research work. When progressing from the second year of studies to the third year of studies in the Third-Cycle of the Study Programme, the students have to complete duties to the extent of 51 ECTS point of their current year of studies and all the duties deriving from the first year of studies.

At the moment, the 3rd-cycle (doctoral) study programme does not include parts which can be completed singly.

Postdoctoral studies.

Methods of testing knowledge are defined in the each individual course syllabus.

The essential objective of the Organization and Management of Human Resources and Educational Systems Doctoral Study Programme is to educate top-experts and managers from the field of Organization of Human Resources and Educational Systems. The Programme leans to the broad field of organizational sciences and, in it foundations, covers the broad theoretical knowledge which is intertwined with the practical use. Thus, the Programme trains the students for the work and solving of problems also in the complex organization systems.

The graduate of the Doctoral Study Programme is a top-expert with the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for research, management and implementation of demanding professional tasks from the personnel and educational fields. In addition to that, the graduate is also able to take on the most demanding duties deriving from research, analysing, planning, designing, development, managing, and evaluation of personnel and educational systems, both in the state, non-government as well as the commercial organizations. The subject-specific competences acquired by the students: Knowledge of the advanced work analysis methods and the ability to synthesise new methods of analysis, Knowledge and the ability to use more complex methods in order to calculate the number of required personnel, The ability to synthesise the complex systems of internal communication, The ability to synthesise the complex salary systems, The ability to synthesise the complex educational systems, The ability to plan complex evaluations of education, The ability of a scientific approach to the research of employee satisfaction, organizational atmosphere, organizational culture parameters, work motivation, creativity and relationships, and communication among the employees, Mastery of general and specific methods and the use of personnel expert tools for the selection of key people, Mastery of scientific methods of discovery of needs for new knowledge, The ability of professional support to the knowledge management processes, The ability to manage the innovation processes, The ability to innovate the personnel and educational processes, The ability to lead and manage the complex personnel systems and educational organizations, The ability to lead and realise the personnel and educational projects, The ability to design the personnel and educational strategy and development policy of the organization.

Candidates who completed the following may apply for the 3rd-cycle (doctoral) study programme in Organization and Management of Human Resources and Educational Systems: - A 2nd-cycle (master’s) study programme. - An undergraduate academic study programme adopted prior to 11 June 2004. - A specialisation following an undergraduate professional study programme adopted prior to 11 June 2004. Prior to enrolment, candidates shall pass the following courses corresponding to 30 ECTS credits under the 2nd-cycle (master’s) study programme: Statistics in Research (7 ECTS), Management and Planning of Human Resources (8 ECTS), Competency Models (7 ECTS), and Organizing Teaching and Training Processes (8 ECTS). - A study programme educating students for professions regulated by EU directives or another unified (long-cycle) master’s study programme corresponding to 300 ECTS credits.

If the number of applications exceeds the number of available enrolment places, candidates shall be ranked according to: – grade point average (20%), – grade awarded for the thesis (20%), and – candidate’s bibliography (60%) evaluated in accordance with the Criteria for the Appointment of Faculty Ranks for University Teachers, Researchers and Other Employees in Higher Education (available at https://www.um.si/o-univerzi/dokumentno-sredisce/habilitacije/ ).

Valid for enrolment from the 2025/26 academic year:
If the number of applications exceeds the number of available enrolment places, candidates shall be ranked according to: – grade point average (20%), – grade awarded for the thesis (20%), and – candidate’s bibliography (60%) evaluated in accordance with the Criteria for the Appointment of Faculty Ranks for University Teachers, Researchers and Other Employees in Higher Education (available at https://www.um.si/o-univerzi/dokumentno-sredisce/habilitacije/ ). If the thesis is not part of a previous course of study, 40% of the average grade is taken into account.

In accordance with the transfer criteria, candidates who completed the following may be admitted to the second year of study of the 3rd-cycle (doctoral) study programme in Organization and Management of Human Resources and Educational Systems: 1. A master of science study programme adopted prior to 11 June 2004. Candidates are awarded 60 ECTS credits. 2. A specialisation following an undergraduate academic study programme adopted prior to 11 June 2004. Candidates are awarded 60 ECTS credits. Candidates may transfer to the 3rd-cycle (doctoral) study programme in Organization and Management of Human Resources and Educational Systems from other 3rd-cycle (doctoral) study programmes in the field of natural sciences and mathematics (computer-intensive methods and applications, algorithms, optimization, simulations), engineering and engineering trades (computer science and informatics), or social sciences (economics, management and organization, law) provided they lead to the acquisition of comparable competences or learning outcomes, candidates meet the admission requirements, and there are enough places available. The Faculty’s Academic Affairs Committee decides on the recognition of study obligations and in accordance with the criteria for the recognition of knowledge and skills acquired before enrolment in the study programme recognises at least half of the study obligations evaluated according to the ECTS credit system of the previous study programme relating to compulsory courses of the new study programme. Candidates shall submit a printout of the study programme and a certificate of passed exams. The Committee determines study obligations that are to be fulfilled in order to earn a doctoral degree under the new study programme.

Criteria for recognition of knowledge and skills are regulated by Regulations on knowledge and skill recognition in study programmes of the University of Maribor.

Students complete their studies after having fulfilled all the duties envisaged under the Study Programme and written and defended the Doctoral Dissertation successfully and, thus, collected a total of at least 180 ECTS. In accordance with Rules And Regulations On Doctoral Studies At The University Of Maribor, students must publish research papers with the results of research in the field of doctoral dissertation prior to defending of the doctoral dissertation, in the internationally recognized scientific journals indexed in JCR in one of the world languages, as the first author. Candidates for the promotion of doctors of science must meet the conditions set out in article 157 of the UM Statute, as well as the criteria, set out in article 30 of the Rules and Regulations on Doctora?l Studies at the University of Maribor.